011  
CDUS43 KDMX 160627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1227 AM CST TUE JAN 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 1 239 PM 58 2006 31 -30 47  
MINIMUM -17 329 AM -27 1888 13 -30 32  
AVERAGE -8 22 -30 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.82 1889 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 0.52 0.76 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 2.82 2.10 0.72 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 1.28 0.52 0.76 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1906 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 23.1 4.2 18.9 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 23.3 12.1 11.2 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 25.9 15.3 10.6 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 73 43 30 25  
MONTH TO DATE 670 636 34 519  
SINCE DEC 1 1517 1792 -275 1769  
SINCE JUL 1 2499 3039 -540 2967  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 600 AM  
LOWEST 64 600 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2024.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2024.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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